Shin Ji-eun shares 4-under-par lead on first day of LPGA Riviera Maya Open
Shin Ji-eun shares 4-under-par lead on first day of LPGA Riviera Maya Open
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Shin Ji-eun (33) tied for the lead on the first day of the Riviera Maya Open (total prize money of $2.5 million) of the LPGA Tour.
In the first round of the tournament held at El Chameleon Golf Course (par 72) in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on the 23rd (Korea time), Shin combined seven birdies, one bogey and one double bogey to write a 4-under 68.
Shin Ji-eun, who tied with Iwai Chisato (Japan), Briana Do (USA), and Bianca Baghdanganan (Philippines), started the tournament jointly.
Shin is a veteran player who has been playing on the LPGA Tour since 2011. However, she only won the 2016 Texas Shootout championship.
He played in seven tournaments this season, but never had a "top 10."
The joint 17th place in the T-Mobile Match Play in April was the best performance of the season, and the joint 29th place in the Mizuho American Open earlier this month was the best performance.
However, he took the lead on the first day of this competition and expressed his personal best performance of the season.
Shin started the game at the first hole (par 4), and made her first birdie at the second hole (par 4). Afterwards, she made a bogey at the fifth hole (par 5), but recovered at the seventh hole (par 5), finishing the first half at 1-under par.
In the latter half, he garnered many birdies with good sense. He had birdies at the 11th (par 4) and continued with birdies at the 13th (par 5) and 14th (par 4) in succession.
However, he was disappointed at Hole 16 (par 4). He made a tee shot miss and instantly reduced two pars by making a double bogey.
Still, he showed his concentration by catching consecutive birdies at the 17th and 18th holes (par 4) and ended the game tied for the lead.
Choi Hye-jin, 26, also took the lead. She combined four birdies, an eagle, and three bogeys to post 3-under 69, tying for fifth, one stroke behind the top group.
Choi Hye-jin has shown steady performance, with only one cutoff in eight competitions this season. She will compete for the top spot in this competition.
Jeon Ji-won (28) also tied for 10th at 2-under 70. Veteran Lee Jung-eun (53), who has participated in a competition for the first time in a long time, also tied for 18th at 1-under 71.
On the other hand, Yoon Na-na (22) was sluggish again.
Yoon Na-na tied for 79th with four-over-par 76 by combining two birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys. 온라인바카라
He got off to a good start by catching two birdies without a bogey in the first nine holes, but in the second half, he collapsed with two bogeys and two double bogeys without birdies.
Yoon Na-na is in a position to worry about failing to make the cut in this tournament, where a large number of top rankers are missing.